Case-Based Discussion: A Case of Misdiagnosis of Primary Lung Malignancy

August 2019 in “ Thorax ”

Ran Wang, Thomas Lightburn, John Howells … Syed Mehdi

Studysummary This case study describes a 69-year-old man with significant smoking history and radiological findings suggesting metastatic bronchogenic carcinoma with a left adrenal metastasis.

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